2014 MotoGP Worker Information

Indianapolis August 8 - 10, 2014

The greatest
motorcycle riders in the world come to Indianapolis for the
annual running of the Red Bull Moto GP at the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway. It is the cornerstone event of a dream weekend for
motorcycle enthusiasts and the United States Auto Club plays a
key role in the running of the event. USAC works in concert with
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to provide the Race Control
staff, Flag Marshals, Start Line Marshals and Scrutineers to
ensure the event conforms with the high standards of the
international motorcycle governing body.

The expansive staff,
managed under USAC's direction, hail from coast to coast and
even across the pond.

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Worker Position Descriptions

FLAG MARSHALS

The Flag Marshal
position has you on a corner/station for the three days of the
event. You are responsible for displaying the proper flag for
any incident on the track, such as a yellow flag for an
Incident on the track, a blue flag to indicate to a rider
he/she is about to be overtaken, green flag for the first lap
of each practice, sighting lap, race warm-up lap and for clear
track after any yellow flag area. You also communicate with
Race Control to inform them of what is happening on your
section of the track, such as if a rider goes down you report
the bike number, where the incident occurred (on track/off
track) and describe what is happening. The Flag Marshals also
display the number board when directed by Race Control.

START LINE MARSHALS

We are responsible
for the starting procedure for the class races over the
weekend. FIM uses standing starts for all their classes. The
Start Line Marshal display panels indicating the row of the
grid to assist riders in locating their grid positions and use
flags to inform the Starter of any problems on the Grid. Start
Line Marshals are responsible for opening and closing the Pit
Lane at Pit Out and warn participants of entering traffic with
the pit horn located on the Starter’s stand. In addition, we
assist with security and clearing Pit Lane for the pit walks.

PADDOCK MARSHALS

Responsibilities
include:

Radios- Daily check out and check in of radios, headsets,
etc. to all USAC users. In conjunction with the radio
supplier, maintain all equipment in operational condition.
Work closely in conjunction with Flag Sector Chiefs to
insure that all flag stations have working primary and
backup equipment and batteries and replace as necessary.

Equipment- AM first thing, load equipment trucks and
deliver equipment, flags communication headsets and any
additional gear to circuit flag stations. End of the day;
collect equipment from flag stations. Arrange equipment for
morning loading for drop off in circuit order sequence.

Miscellaneous- The Chief Paddock Marshal maintains
continuous communication with Race Control. Paddock Marshals
will be available to quickly respond to requests from flag
stations, Flag Sector Chiefs and the Chief Paddock Marshal.
Paddock Marshals will keep the Chief Paddock Marshal
notified of their location in order to respond as quickly as
possible to requests from Race Control or facility
operations. Some if not all Paddock Marshals may be asked by
the Chief Paddock Marshal to volunteer to assist the Chief
Start Line Marshal with race start procedures and with crowd
control in Pit Lane.

It is essential for
all Paddock Marshals to familiarize themselves with the layout
of Paddock and Track areas as well as public areas of the
facility in order to respond as quickly as possible to
requests for equipment and assistance. Prompt response by
Paddock Marshals is critical in order to keep events on
schedule.

SCRUTINEERING

Within this specialty are two
groups with specific responsibilities – technical inspection,
and tyre control.

Technical inspection – all members need to be at the track
on the day prior to bikes being on track. The technical
scrutineers will have responsibility for the initial checks
on all classes of bikes, the checking of downed bikes during
the event, performing any checks requested by the officials,
and post-race checks.

Tyre control – some members will need to be at the track
on the day prior to bikes being on track to assist with tyre
allocation. During the event the tyre control scrutineers
will have responsibility for the tyres used by the MotoGP
and Moto2 bikes, and for performing fuel temperature checks,
and any other checks requested by the officials.

Flag, Start Line and
Paddock Marshal volunteer worker positions are three full day
commitments, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Scrutineers are
required to work on Thursday also. USAC membership is required
for all volunteers and there is a $25.00 membership fee. USAC
has a seated dinner on Thursday night for all our volunteers
followed by a training session. We have breakfast, lunch and
dinner on Friday and Saturday. On Sunday we provide breakfast
and lunch and liquid refreshments after the last checker if
you want to delay leaving the track to let the traffic clear.
USAC also gives each worker an embroidered event polo shirt
and an event hat.